{"id":26059,"date":"2013-07-24T04:50:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T09:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=26059"},"modified":"2014-08-06T07:31:33","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T12:31:33","slug":"say-shape-caribbean-internet-governance-policy-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2013\/07\/say-shape-caribbean-internet-governance-policy-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say: shape the Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feedback is invited on the draft Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework, which has been published by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union<\/em><\/p>\n

\"034_CIGPFThe Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU<\/a>) is in the process of revising the Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework (CIGPF). It has made available for comment Draft Issue 2.0<\/a>, in which the proposed amendments have been included in a marked-up format of Issue 1.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First published in 2009, the CIGPF aims to foster a common approach to Internet Governance in the Caribbean region, and is guided by the vision of \u00a0\u201cA knowledge based Caribbean community with strong identity and leadership in the global information society<\/i>\u201d (Source: CTU<\/a>). It is expected that regional governments, regulators, along with other stakeholders, will use the CIGPF as a reference or guide to facilitate the creation of similar policies and approaches across the region.<\/p>\n

In the proposed Draft Issue 2.0, the policy framework has identified, and fleshes out in the document, the following six strategic areas for urgent Internet Governance policy development:<\/p>\n